Yvette Medina, LCPC

Yvette Medina is a bicultural Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois with 18 years of experience in mental health. She brings warmth and a sense of humor to sessions and aims to help people take the first steps toward feeling better. Yvette emphasizes meeting people where they are and supporting progress, both big and small.

She has a background working in nonprofit settings focused on addiction treatment, anger management, homelessness, family reunification, and mental health care. Her clinical work has included major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, complex trauma and abuse, prenatal and postpartum depression, and life transitions. She also has experience with anxiety, intellectual and developmental disabilities, pervasive developmental disorders, and immigration and acculturation concerns.

Yvette identifies as a Latinx counselor and uses that bicultural perspective to relate to clients who share similar experiences. She is an advocate for people in the LGBT community and often supports those facing caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and aging and geriatric issues.

Her approach draws from several therapies including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, attachment-based ideas, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She adapts techniques to match what each person needs and includes practical self-care planning in therapy goals.

Outside of sessions she enjoys reading, travel, knitting, baking, photography, painting, and novelas. She encourages regular self-care as part of maintaining positive mental health and looks forward to helping people discover their inner strength.

Therapeutic approaches and how they apply online

Yvette draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skill-focused, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take action toward them even when difficult emotions show up. ACT can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and long-term change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Yvette will talk with each person about goals and preferences and blend techniques when that best fits the situation. Decisions about methods are collaborative and may shift as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which online formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also make it simpler to include people who live far away or have caregiving duties, while keeping session scheduling flexible to everyday life.